1. OBTAINING MENTAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH PERSONALITY EMOTIONS DEFENSE MECHANISMS

2. UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY PERSONALITY TRAITS PERSONALITY TRAITS EXTROVERT – PERSON WHO IS VERY OUTGOING INTROVERT – PERSON WHO PREFERS BEING ALONE RATHER THAN IN A CROWD

3. UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY PERSONALITY – A COMPLEX SET OF CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE MIX OF HOW YOU FEEL, THINK AND BEHAVE INFLUENCES : HEREDITY ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOR

4. EMOTIONS UNDERSTANDING YOUR EMOTIONS IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR MENTAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH EMOTIONS SIGNALS THAT TELL YOU YOUR MIND AND BODY HOW TO REACT STRONG, IMMEDIATE REACTIONS YOU FEEL IN RESPONSE TO AN EXPERIENCE

5. EMOTIONS HAPPINESS – pleased, carefree, satisfied SADNESS – disappointed, rejected, loss LOVE – strong affection, deep concern, respect EMPATHY – imagine what others feel FEAR – phobia, danger, startled GUILT – done something wrong, against one’s values ANGER – hurt, harmed, displeasure GRIEF – deep sorrow, loss

6. DEALING WITH ONE’S EMOTIONS DEFENSE MECHANISMS DEVELOPED TO PROTECT HIDE UNWANTED FEELINGS DEFEND FROM UNWANTED PAIN

7. DEFENSE MECHANISMS REPRESSION – painful thoughts / feelings are pushed away from conscious thoughts MOST BASIC OF ALL DEFENSE MECHANISMS RATIONALIZATION – act of making an excuse for a behavior COMPENSATION – covering up faults or weaknesses by trying to excel in other areas PROJECTION – seeing your own faults or feelings in other people, even when they do not have them Makes it easier to accept one’s own faults

8. DEFENSE MECHANISMS IDEALIZATION – allows people to see others as they want them to be Keeps them from seeing others as they really are DAYDREAMING – creation of make-believe events that seem more pleasant or exciting than the real world REGRESSION – acting less mature than you usually would DENIAL – refusal to recognize reality

9. DEFENSE MECHANISMS SUBLIMATION – replacement of undesirable impulses with accepting behaviors DISPLACEMENT – shifting the feelings about one person / situation to an object / another person REACTION FORMATION – hiding true feelings from oneself by acting in a manner opposite to the way that you would like to act SUPPRESSION – holding back or restraining